There are two boarding houses for the Seventh Form, School House for boys and Round House for girls. Oakham offers a range of sports to its pupils; main sports for boys are rugby (Daily Mail champions twice), hockey, cricket and athletics, and for girls are hockey, netball, tennis and athletics. During their time in the Lower School, pupils study all of the core subjects (Mathematics, English, Science, History and Geography) as well as French and either German or Spanish, Religious Education, Latin and ICT. Old Oakhamians in the performing arts (site de l'école). Sir Jeffrey was born in 1619 and grew to just 18 inches tall - although he had a growth spurt at 30 which increased his stature to 3ft 9ins. In November 2000 the Duke of Edinburgh came to the school to present the 1000th Gold Award. When Buchanan retired in 1977 the school was 950 in total size (c550 boys and 400 girls), and the next headmaster, Richard Bull (1977–84, before he went on to be headmaster of Rugby) continued the co-education process; but it was not until 1990 that the process was completed during the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985–96) and equality of numbers gained. They all took the time to describe how their time at Oakham had prepared them for their life on stage. Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook concluded the day by thanking all those involved, as well as saying that he “felt incredibly proud of what the cast have achieved”. New facilities for Science teaching were created, boarding accommodation was improved with new building and extensions, and then a new school house was built. There is also a carousel system of Creative and Performing Arts courses, which include textiles, 2D art and sculpture, and pupils take part in a Physical Education scheme of swimming and general ball skills. Many of the former pupils who attended the event had fond memories with the theatre at Oakham. The first independent secondary school to go co-educational in 1971, we continue that tradition with an even 50:50 split of girls and boys across each of the year groups. According to Johnson's statutes for the school, "the schoolmaster shall teach all those grammar scholars that are brought up in Oakham, freely without pay, if their parents be poor and not able to pay, and keep them constantly to school. The audience even learnt which roles the panel had found to be most challenging and what skills they wished they could improve upon. The school did see some development. Notable former pupils include: What today is called Oakham Castle is actually just the Great Hall - England's most complete - and all that remains of this building. We mean 'Nub' as in 'nub of the matter' - short, to-the-point news items plus local classified adverts & event details, all of which can be digested quickly and easily, particularly on your smartphone or tablet. Published Thursday 4th of December 2014 03:22:47 PM. There are ten houses in the Middle School, six boarding and four day houses, split evenly between boys and girls. Owned by Rutland County Council, it is currently undergoing improvements, including a bronze 3D model of the castle and its grounds, a glass vestibule entrance and sensory garden, all due to be completed by the end of May. Here's a snapshot of the dozens we received:Community, picturesque, quaintUnique, beautiful, expensiveHistoric, diverse and beautifulWelcoming, charming, historicWelcoming, inclusive, livelyCoffee, charity shopsQuaint, unspoiled (so far), friendlyFriendly, picturesque and historicFriendly, adventurers, famous (emmerdale)Quiet, safe, prettyHistoric, diverse and beautifulHome, friendly, peacefulPompous, rural and beautiful...at timesQuiet, safe, dullGrossly overpriced propertiesFourteen empty shopsQuaint, but dyingBoring, snobby, overpricedLosing its charmLess attractive nowHas become tiredGone to seedCharity shop centralTory Little EnglandersGone down hillNo decent shops, © 2019-2020, Nub News  About | Contact | Privacy | Disclaimer. Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, with a school roll of about 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18. The castle has more than 230 ornate ceremonial horseshoes on display presented by Peers of the Realm visiting or passing through Rutland for the first time. Other town highlights, whether by virtue of their history, architecture, or the treasures they contain, include: - Medieval lane Dean's Street, formerly known as Dead Man's Lane because it was used to carry coffins to the church, - Grade II listed Oakham Level Crossing signal box, the prototype for the Airfix Model construction kit, - All Saints' Church, built almost entirely in the late 13th and 14th centuries and which underwent a Victorian restoration, - the Grade I listed octagonal Buttercross, - Rutland County Museum, telling the story of the county and with permanent and temporary exhibits featuring archaeology, history and rural life, - High Street's Flore's House, believed to be the oldest in Oakham having been built in the late 14th century and once owned by Roger Flore who served as Speaker of the House of Commons four times between 1416 and1422.

A right-arm seam bowler and left-handed batsman, Broad began his professional career at Leicestershire, the team attached to his school, Oakham School; in 2008 he transferred to Nottinghamshire, the county of his birth and the team for which his father played. This site uses cookies. The High Court settlement ordered the school to pay £4250 in damages plus costs.[9]. [12] The girls' boarding house, Lincoln, is in a round building to the west, while the two day houses, Sargants for boys and Ancaster for girls, are found on different floors of the main eastern building, which also houses all seven classrooms. The original school building was restored in the eighteenth century and remained the sole classroom for 300 years. Johnson received an income from four church positions and used this wealth to set up a number of charitable institutions, including the two free grammar schools at Oakham and Uppingham. It is also fortunate to benefit from green open spaces - the main park being Cutts Close, a heritage site that was once the gardens and fishponds of Oakham Castle. The buildings that comprise it mostly date back to the early 70s, when the four houses that comprise the area were established, but the main building, now the boys' boarding house, Peterborough House, was the old vicarage, which was bought by the school in 1870. Of course, although the schooling was free, permanent attendance meant the loss to a family of an income, so not many very poor would have attended, or wanted the education. Charles Ronald Jacobs (28 October 1928 – 10 November 2002) was an English Rugby Union player. "nub" (noun) - the crux or central point of a matter. Ne pas manquer de lire l'interview parue dans Oakhamian Magazine. Prominent graduates from Oakham School include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more.

Bobby Youngwood, Asha … The main building houses the two girls' houses, Gunthorpe and Hambleton, while the boys' houses, Barrow and Clipsham, are in a much newer house alongside. In 2015 he starred in the Sky Living series The Enfield Haunting as Guy Lyon Playfair. He became famous as a court dwarf of English queen Henrietta Maria of France. In addition, all students complete an extended essay, take a course in theory of knowledge and complete a programme of creativity, action and service (CAS).

Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, with a school roll of about 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18. Imagine, for a second, what it might have been like walking through the campus of Erasmus Hall in the mid-1950s. A strong sense of community and traditional values are the hallmarks of Oakham's unique charm. The day houses are located at the north end of campus, in the grounds of the former Oakham Workhouse, later Catmose Vale Hospital. The current school set-up comprises three distinct "levels" of education. People on this list must have gone to Oakham School and be of some renown. [1] They share a common badge design (and a strong rivalry), but while Uppingham's colours tend towards blue and white, Oakham's are black and red. Meet the Preseason Top 25 teams heading into the 2020 football season, Check out the latest movement in our Top 25 high school rankings, Watch all the can't-miss high school sports top plays, Find out how MaxPreps can help high school coaches serve their team and community, Check out the latest movement in our Top 25 high school basketball rankings. Pupil numbers rose again, to 105 in 1910, and to 200 in 1923. The event celebrated the 30th anniversary of the much-loved Queen Elizabeth Theatre. © 2005-2020 CBS Interactive. Oakham School welcomed back nearly 200 former pupils and famous alumni including Matthew Macfadyen, Greg Hicks, Richard Hope and Miles Jupp, to celebrate 30 years of show-stopping drama. Prominent graduates from Oakham School include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. The school is fully co-educational throughout the whole age range (10-18), with an approximately 50:50 split at all levels (c550 boys and c500 girls in 2011-12). Oakham is a hospitable town, hosting plentiful fun family events throughout the year. The 125 of Hodge's time was a temporary peak - by 1905 numbers had fallen back to 66. The school was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School, a few miles away.

[1] Even so, in 1869 Oakham was one of the founding members of the Headmasters' Conference (HMC).

The panel was expertly hosted by Miles Jupp, who, along with considerable experience of stand-up comedy and acting, is certainly no stranger to playing a part in panel shows on TV. He studied Agriculture at the University of Nottingham. All pupils study English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, a dual-award Science course, RE and a foreign language (French, German or Spanish) to GCSE, as well as at least two of History, Geography and French, which is offered as an alternative to a second humanities subject. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from Oakham School. Oakham offers both the International Baccalaureate (IB) and AS/A2 levels. In 1749 a case involving payment of rates recorded that "the school of Uppingham is not nor hath been of equal repute with that of Oakham. Both are in Chapel Close.

This list of distinguished Oakham School alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended Oakham School are at the top of the list. There are an equal number of girls' houses (8) to boys' houses. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. All rights reserved. The complexities of Tom Stoppard’s script were handled masterfully by a gifted cast, who ensured the audience were roaring with laughter. This weekend Oakham School welcomed back nearly 200 former pupils and famous alumni including Matthew Macfadyen, Greg Hicks, Richard Hope and Miles Jupp, to celebrate 30 years of show-stopping drama. s • Chris Hadfield • Roger Scruto arfield Sober n • Jan. ek Sch aefer.

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